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baffetti

English translation: upper lip hair

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Italian term or phrase:baffetti
English translation:upper lip hair
Entered by: Federica Banzola

14:04 Jun 11, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty / epilazione
Italian term or phrase: baffetti
A) Epilazione di baffetti – sottomento – collo
Queste parti del corpo sono considerate zone meno reattive ai trattamenti di epilazione, non solo con dispositivi IPL ma anche con tutti gli altri sistemi

visto che si parla soprattutto del corpo della donna, sono lo stesso dei moustache? oppure è usato un termine diverso in questo caso? grazie!
Federica Banzola
Italy
Local time: 06:17
upper lip hair
Explanation:
I think the problem is that the source term should have been the whole phrase. The correct way to translate this IMHO would be removal of unwanted facial hair on upper lip, chin and neck.
Selected response from:

Hilary Bruce
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:17
Grading comment
grazie mille sono d'accordissimo con la tua versione
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Hair removal for upper lip, chin, neck
Juliette Scott
5 +3(lip) wax
Joanna M Cas (X)
4 +2upper lip hair
Hilary Bruce
5Upper lip wax
Milena Bosco (X)
4facial hair
Tom in London
4facial hair
Daniela Ciafardoni


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
facial hair


Explanation:
try this.

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Enza Longo: you just beat me to it by a hair :-)
0 min
disagree  Joanna M Cas (X): the ? is re 'baffetti' - and that is specifically the lip (the lady's moustache). U R free to disagree, just don't get lippy.....
2 mins
  -> < groan >
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
facial hair


Explanation:
Facial hair removal - Io tradurrei così, mi sembra che sia il termine più comune. Anche perché moustache é offensivo per una donna.
In bocca al lupo!

Daniela Ciafardoni
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(lip) wax


Explanation:
when you want the hairs on the upper lip - or 'upper lip hair' - waxed, you ask for a lip wax. Hope this helps.

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-06-11 14:18:00 GMT)
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ok hang on - the 'baffetti' is specifically the hair on the upper lip or 'upper lip hair' - hence the treatment is the lip wax. Facial hair can be anywhere on the face - eg also chin. If you go for this then upper lip hair should be entered in the glossary.

Joanna M Cas (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tatyana000
14 mins
neutral  writeaway: where do you see anything about wax?
15 mins
  -> quite - hence my note and comment re the glossary - if it's wax, the treatment they refer to is known as a lip wax. The 'baffetti' -which is what needs translating- is the upper lip hair that is removed.
agree  Rossella Mainardis: lip wax in my opinion is the most let's say pc and that's what it's called, no lady would ask for a fascial/upper lip HAIR removal. Right, we're saying the same thing. Lip + whatever: laser, epilation, electrolysis etc.
17 mins
neutral  Enza Longo: there's no mention of waxing and it doesn't only refer to the upper lip hence hair removal is quite appropriate/ I misread the text ... the dashes in-between the words through me off so yes for the upper lip bit but 'wax' should be omitted
17 mins
  -> u r right c response above
neutral  awilliams: with you on "upper lip" as "facial hair" covers "sottomento" and "collo" and we need a breakdown here. Not with you on "wax". @ rossella - PC has nothing to do with it - think epilation, laser removal, electrolysis...
21 mins
  -> ditto
agree  Debora Villa
24 mins
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
upper lip hair


Explanation:
I think the problem is that the source term should have been the whole phrase. The correct way to translate this IMHO would be removal of unwanted facial hair on upper lip, chin and neck.

Hilary Bruce
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
grazie mille sono d'accordissimo con la tua versione

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  texjax DDS PhD: " removal of unwanted facial hair on upper lip, chin and neck." My vote for this one :)
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Melissa Stanfield: The important thing is to never use "moustache" for a woman, the salon would have some very disgruntled customers! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depilation (see epilation/upper lip), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intense_pulsed_light
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Hair removal for upper lip, chin, neck


Explanation:
Sorry to differ, but as IPL (Iskra Pulse Light) is not a wax technique, I think just the body parts should be mentioned in the title. Facial hair for me might include eyebrows for example which are not included in the source.

Juliette Scott
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: mi piace molto la tua versione ma ho usato epilation grazie comunque


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Enza Longo: this is best in my opinion
4 mins
  -> Thanks !
agree  Stefania Merola
23 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Olga Buongiorno: I think that's the best solution!
1 hr
  -> Thanks !
agree  Monia Di Martino: Yes, epilation doesn't necessarily mean by wax.
1 hr
  -> Thanks !
agree  Valentina Parisi
3 hrs
  -> thanks !
agree  ELISA GIUSTI
3 hrs
  -> Grazie Elisa !
disagree  Joanna M Cas (X): what needs translating is 'baffetti..........'
4 hrs
agree  moranna (X): yes even though I don't agree with "sottomento" as being chin
4 hrs
  -> yes I know but double chin would not be very nice here... :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Upper lip wax


Explanation:
....or facial hair removal as suggested by Tom. The latter being more elegant in my mind :)

Milena Bosco (X)
Italy
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in CatalanCatalan

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: what wax?/ok. Too bad it's not in the Italian text. sounds like a good deal ;-)
2 hrs
  -> This wax: only 6 dollars.http://anishashairandskinsalon.com/ in the text I read "epilazione baffetti".As for sure you will know the english term for that is "upper lip wax".If one translates "baffetti" and then adds "epilazione" he will sound like a dufus
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